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6, 1929. c. F. HUMMEL ET AL 1,723,483

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Filed April 3, 1928 file Kinda? I'm/Mme! gwtnntou Patented Aug. 6, 1929.

UNITED STATES 1,723,483 PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. HUMMEL, OF ILION, AND WILLIAM L. PETERS, OF HERKIMER, NEW YORK.

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Application filed April 3,

Our invention relates to i1nprovements in dctonating toys and more especially to spinning tops, although not necessarily restricted to this use.

An important object of our invention is to provide a toy adapted to carry a detonating cap to be exploded when an impact imparted by the use oi? the toy.

A further object of our invention is the provision of a spinning top which will explode a cap when used, and which will have a spring pressed point adapted to impart a bounding and rebounding movement to the top.

Other objects and. advantages of our invention will be apparent during the course oil the tollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and wherein like characters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 a side elevation of a top cmbodying our invention,

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional d vi ew therethrough Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure 4 is a detail view of the cap disk and its associated cylinder, and

Figure 5 is a detail view of a modified form of plate.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose oi illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of our invention, the numeral designates the tapering body of the top which is provided with a central longitudinal bore adapted to snugly receive a central core or cylinder 11 which projects beyond the tapered lower end of. the top body and provided with a circumferential groove 12 immediately below the lower end. of the body 11 of the top to facilitate the application of a cord or other spinning men'iber. The lower end of the core or cylinder 11. tapers to a centrally arranged bore 13 which extends longitudinally through the cylinder and opens into an elongated well or hollowed out portion 14 at the upper end of the cylinder. The cylinder 11 extends above the top body and is provided with a cover 15 which closes the upper end of the well 14. The cylinder is cut away laterally between the top body and the cover 15 to form diametrically opposed openings 16 separated by rib sections 17 the openings 16 extending up to the cover 15.

1928. scrim No 267,028.

A plate 18 is provided with a pair of arcuate slots 19 adapted to slidably receive the rib sections 17 whereby the plate is free to slide the entire length of the slots 16 in a vertical direction, the plate extending through the well 1.4 and beyond the cylinder 11 on all sides.

A spindle 20 is slidably arranged in the bore 13 and has its lower end pointed and normally projecting below the tapered end of the cylindtnr 11. The upper end oi the spindle terminates a short distance below the plate 18, and a disk 21 is rigidly secured to the spindle at a point spaced from the upper end thereof, said disk being normally pressed against the bottom of the well by a coil spring 22 which presses against the disk at one end and the plate at its other end, the spring being arranged around the upper end of the spindle.

In operation the plate 18 is forced down *ardly against the tension of the spring 22 and a detonating cap 23 arranged between the plate 18 and the cover 15, and retained in place by the tension of the spring forcing the plate 18 upwardly. The opera tion oi the plate facilitated by its edges being projected beyond the walls of the cylinder.

When the top is )un, the impact on the lower end of the splndle will drive the entire spindle upwardly against the tension of the spring 22 and cause the upper end of the spindle to strike the plate 18 and explode the cap. The spring 22 will tend to force the spindle back to its normal position shown in Figure 2, with the result that a bounding and rebounding l'IlOVGITlOIll; will be imparted to the top.

In Figure 5 I have illustrated a slight modification in which the plate 18 is pro-- vided with an aperture 24; to allow passage of the upper end. of the spindle. In this form of my invention the cap is exploded. by the direct impact of the spindle.

Although. we have illustrated our invention as applied to a top, we contemplate its tPjl JllUtttlOll to other toys such as a toy arrow. It will be seen from Figure 2 that a toy arrow could be formed by leaving oil the top body and modifying the proportions of the cylinder 11 and its associated elements, the cap being exploded by the impact of the arrow against its target.

lrVhile we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of our invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy comprising a body having a well therein, said well being closed at its end, said body having a longitudinal bore opening into the well, a spindle slidably arranged in said longitudinal bore, means to support a percussion cap adjacent the closed end of said well, and resilient means normally forcing said spindle away from said cap.

2. A detonating toy comprising a body having a well therein, said well being closed at one end, said body having a longitudinal bore, a spindle slidably arranged in said bore and extending into said well, a projection on said spindle and spaced from the end of said spindle, a plate slidably arranged in said well adacent the closed end thereof, and resilient means normally forcing said plate toward the closed end of the well and engaging the projection on said spindle to normally force said spindle away from the plate.

3. A detonating toy comprising a body having a well therein, said well being closed at one end, there being lateral slots in the walls ofsa-id well adjacent the closed end thereof, a plate arranged in said well and having portions projecting through said slots, said body having a longitudinal bore, a spindle arran ed in said bore and projecting at one end eyond the body and having its other end extending into the well, a lateral projection on said spindle within the well, and resilient means arranged between said plate and said lateral projection and normally forcing said plate toward the closed end of the well and normally forcing said spindle away from said plate.

4, A detonating top comprising a body portion, a. core arranged centrally of said body portion and projecting thereabove, said core having a well in the upper end thereof, the upper end of the well being closed, said core having a centrally arranged longitudinal bore, a spindle arranged in said bore and projecting below the body portion and core and extending into said well, a plate slidably arranged in said well adjacent the closed end thereof, and resilient means normally forcing said plate upwardly toward the closed end of the well, and normally forcing said spindle away from said plate.

5. A detonating top comprising a body portion, a centrally arranged core therein and projecting thereabove, said core having a well in the upper end thereof having its upper end closed, said core having a longitudinal bore therein and havin slot-s provided in the walls of the wel above the body portion, a plate arranged in the upper end of the well and having lateral portions extending through the slots and beyond the core, a spindle arranged in said bore and projecting below said body portion and core and having its upper end pro'ecting into the well and spaced from the plate, a disk on said spindle, and a coil spring surrounding the upper end of said spindle and pressing against the plate at its upper end and the disk at its lower end.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

CHARLES F. HUMMEL. WILLIAM L. PETERS. 

